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THE RANDALL COUNTY NEWS. DECEMBER 18. 1908.
COMMITTEE FOR
ANNUAL REUNION
CITIZENS MEETING APPOINTS DIRECTING
BODY FOR NEXT YEAR'S CELE
BRATION HERE.
Surplus From Last Reunion Amounts to S240
Statement of What Should Be Done
Made by Citizens.
According to announcement a
citizens' meeting was held at the
court house to hear the report of
the reunion committee which had
in charge the annual picnic, re
union and fair held in this city
last August and to elect the di
rectors for the ensuing year.
The committee for last year con
sisted of George A. llnmdon, J.
II. Garrison, J. D. Gamble,
Travis Shaw, J. C. Hunt, C. I
Hatchings and George L. Ab
bott. When the time for the meet
ing came quite a representative
crowd was present and Judge
Brandon presided over the meet
ing in the absence of Judge J. C.
Hunt, the chairman of the com
mittee. The meeting was a
short and decisive one every
thing working very harmoni
ously. The report of the committee
made by the treasurer showed a
balance of cash in hand amount
ing to 8)5.04 against which
there are two outstanding ac
counts amounting to about $ir,
which would leave a net balance
of about $240.00. The report of
this committee was, by resolu
tion, accepted and the thanks of
the citizens tendered them for
their faithful services.
The next matter taken up was
the selection of the members of
the committee for the next year
and after the vote was an
nounced, L. E. Cowling, Travis
Shaw, O. C. Davis, C. N. Harri
son, A. N. Henson, George A.
Brandon and R. A. Terrill were
declared elected. The time of
holding the celebration was left
entirely in the hands of the com
mittee as was all things pertain
ing to the matter.
A meeting of the directors has
not yet been hold and therefore
the various officers have not as
yet been named. Of course noth
ing definite has been decided
upon as a plan of action for the
next year's entertainment, but
from what we can hear from
some of the members there is
going to be a decided effort
made for a cfiange in the entire
program which' has heretofore
been on somewhat of the same
order each year. A great tieal
more attention will be paid to
the exhibits of farm and garden
products as well as live stock
and poultry. Some of the mem
bers state that they expect to
get out a list of the prcniiiKiis
early in the year in order that
every farmer and every person
in the county might be able to
compete in the various items
should they so desire.
In order that some expression
of sentiment regarding the mat
ter might be had the News re
porter questioned a number of
the citizens of the town last
Tuesday morning relative to
what could be done to create
new interest in the affair and
some very good suggestions were
offered and we give a few of the
suggestions made below:
11. II. Sanford, sheriff Get to
work early and secure two or
three good speakers of National
reputation. It. will cost money
but it will bring the crowd. Have
some good races. Give us more
general exhibit of farm products
and live stock thereby creating a
great interest in successful farm
ing. . Geo. A. Brandon, attorney
Hold the meeting about the mid
dle of September and have better
agricultural exhibits.
M. I. Garner, county clerk
Lot's have a good one better
than ever before. Get up in the
collar, get in line and every fel
low try to bring something that
will attract somebody else.
W. D. Scott, county attorney
We ought to have a better one
than ever. The merchants should
give a parade and then there
should be a floral hall for the ex
hibition of flowers. It will create
an interest in flowers about the
home.
IV II. Young, county treasurer
(Jive the people more free en
tertainment. They kicked on
paying so much last year.
W. S. Reiser, real estate The
thought suggests itself to me
for better fair exhibits. From
these exhibits we could select a
general exhibit to send to Dallas.
No county on the Plains can
raise more or better products
and we ought to be at our cele
bration and at the state fair at
Dallas with the goods to show it.
!:. L. ShitHett, real estate
Let's have everything. Enter
tain the people both by day and
at night. Turn the people loose.
T. P. Roid--Get our home peo
ple more interested.
R. II. Wright, banker Have
more attractions. (Jet a carnival
company to come here. Get
good farm exhibits and have a
great deal to see.
I. L. Hunt, banker It is hard
to suggest just what to do. Get
the people of the county inter
ested first.
Oscar Hunt, p o s t m a s t e r
Don't think the reunion could
hardly be worse. The people
want more entertainment.
Newt Reeves, ranchman Lot
the people give more money so
that the committee can do some
thing that is big.
W. T. Moreland, merchant
Get Molly Bailey's show to come
back.
J. II. Jowell, city marshal
The people in this country like
good horses and some good races
will create an interest.
U. S. Gober, real estate Give
us more and better shows.
T. C. Thompson, merchant
Arrange for an exhibit hall so
that the merchants may place
exhibits out there. We will do
everything possible to help the
matter along.
G. S. Ballard, farmer Show
the products of the country and
make more of a fair out of it.
J. W. Cowart, merchant It
ought to be held later in the year
and then give the people more
free attractions.
I. L. Van Sant, farmer Spend
a little more money on it.
W. J. Redfearn, merchant
Get some good speakers of re
nown. M. P. Slover, farmer Have
something out there to keep the
people busy all day.
George Hutchings Charge a
small entrance fee and make the
ball game, broncho busting and
such like attractions free. Get
up a merchants parade.
C. P. Hutchings, merchant
Get a carnival company here and
then have a place for the mer
chants to make an exhibit of
their goods.
Sam Heysor, merchant Give
the people plenty of attractions
and let them enjoy themselves.
Jim Poster, b u t c h e r Too
many people kicked last year
about the various charges.
Make a nominal entrance fee for
each day and let everything ex
cept the side shows be free.
J. D. Gamble, liveryman Or
ganize a fair association to be
owned principally by the farm
ers of the county. It will
amount to something then.
A. S. Rollins, attorney Hold
the reunion after the first of
September and give the farmers
a chance to mature their crops
which they want to exhibit and
they will then be worth exhibit
ing. Make it a fair and a good
one.
B. Prank Buie, attorney
Make a complete exhibit of
everything of every kind raised
in the county, hogs, chickens,
horses, mules, cows, calves,
A TRAIN LOAD
OF EMIGRANTS.
AT LEAST FIFTEEN CARS OF HOUSEHOLD
GOODS WILL COME TO THIS CITY
ON ONE TRAIN.
People Begin to Move to Randall County in
Large Numbers Other Large Parties
Are Announced to Come.
In the history of immigration
of business of the United States
there never has been so much in
terest taken in any section of
the entire country as is now
shown in the Panhandle of Texas.
Every state in the Union is
lending and sending those who
are investing in the lands and
are moving to this country.
During the past year and par-
colts, farm products, garden
products, children, everything
that we raise. Every man in
Canyon City ought to select some
class and offer a premium of
some kind upon it. It will be
worth many times the cost.
W. E. Bates, farmer Make a
good county fair out of it.
E. W. Pipkin and Geo. Massey,
merchants Organize an adver
tising department and advertise
it thoroughly; then give a good
program and it will be a success
from every point of view.
R. G. Oldham, merchant Get
a more attractive place for the ex
hibits and after the exhibition is
over send the best of them to
the state fair at Dallas.
The reporter did not have time
to see others but the above will
show something of what the peo
ple think about it. There was an
almost invariable expression
that we needed a better enter
tainment. It is up to the people
of Randall county to make the
matter a success, - and Randall
county and Canyon City will do
it.
ticularly during the past four
months the largest number of
actual settlers have bought land
in Randall county than ever be
fore and they are moving hero
at a rate that is surprising to
the uninformed.
This week there are arrange
ments being made for a solid
train of cars of household goods
from Wisner, Nebraska, to Can
yon City, and it is very probable
that the train will be increased
to twenty-one cars. This train
of people with their belongings
are scheduled to leave Wisner
during the early part of next
month and it is expected that it
will take about four days to
make the trip.
Most of these people are to lo
cate within nine miles of Canyon
City, a number of them going to
lands in the Block pasture, some
out towards Umbarger and some
south of the city.
To the News reporter, one of
our leading citizens said:
"Canyon City has a chance to
do some very effective advertis
ing if they take advantage of it.
The city should place banners
on the cars showing that the
train was bound for Canyon City
and Randall county in the Pan
handle of Texas. The people
along the railroad over which the
train is to come should be noti
fied so that they could see that
the train was an actual fact and
it would not be a bad idea for the
town to turn out "en masse" to
greet these people when they
arrive. This is the kind of busi
ness that Randall County wants
and if the people know that
others are coming to this county
and those who come know that
they are received with a hearty
welcome, it will not be long un
til farmers will come in trains
with two sections."
D. N. Redburn expects to
leave the first of next week for
points in the North in connec
tion with some of his business
affairs.
Realizing that the people of this county desired the l.est that the market afforded in their selection for the Christmas remembrance for relatives and
friends, we have purchased nid now have on exhibition the Largest Stock of Holiday (ioods ever brought to this city.
Ve have endeavored to buy the best of everything selected and being in a position to investigate the samples of almost every house in the country soil
ing these goods, we were enabled to buy satisfactorily both in quality ami in price.
EVERY DEPARTMENT IS FULL
of good goods and the prices are right. Presents for the Children, for the Young Men and Young Ladies, for the people generally, may be found here. Ne
cannot hope to enumerate any number of articles hut if you will call we shall be glad to show you the complete stock.
Our Jewelry Department is under the direct charge of an experienced man, the stock is the largest and best assorted in the western portion of the state,
and we have just the correct thing in this line.
We Have a Large Line of Christmas Fire Works.
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JOE FOSTER, PROPRIETOR